Te Maunga North Safety Snapshot

Is Te Maunga North safe? About average. Te Maunga North has a safety score of 52/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 52% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #63 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Maunga North is 26.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #63 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.0%
  Theft accounts for 43.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.0%
  Burglary accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Maunga North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,354

Households

1,440

Median income

$74,458

Median rent

$472

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

504 (15%)

Age 15-64

1,824 (54.4%)

Age 65+

1,047 (31.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,529 (76.2%)

Born overseas

789 (23.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,697 · 69.1%

Māori

753 · 19.3%

Pacific

135 · 3.5%

Asian

207 · 5.3%

MELAA

78 · 2%

Other

33 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,586 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,257 · 48.6%

Other

273 · 10.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

726 (17%)

Two families

39 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,504 (82%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Te Maunga North a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Maunga North has a safety score of 52/100, making it the #63 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Maunga North?

  The annual crime rate in Te Maunga North is 26.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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